A Popular Treatise on the Winds: Comprising the General Motions of the Atmosphere, Monsoons, Cyclones, Tornadoes, Waterspouts, Hail-Storms, Etc. , Etc.
by Ferrel, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Library bookplate and library markings on spine, title page, preface and rear endpapers.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: John Wiley and Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket; Library bookplate and library markings on . spine, title page, preface and rear endpapers.. 1904. Second Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth binding with titles stamped in gilt on spine. xvii + 505pp. , several pages of publisher's ads at rear. Frontispiece engraving of Sicilian waterspout and many other illustrations throughout text. A handsome antique meteorology text. ; Ex-Library .
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- Seller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 33511
- Title
- A Popular Treatise on the Winds: Comprising the General Motions of the Atmosphere, Monsoons, Cyclones, Tornadoes, Waterspouts, Hail-Storms, Etc. , Etc.
- Author
- Ferrel, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Library bookplate and library markings on spine, title page, preface and rear endpapers.
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Antique Meteorology, WINDS, Wind, WEATHER, Tornados
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science and Technology;
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Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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